Happy 2010!!!!

So it's a brand new year. One filled with lots of hope, promise, and resolutions. I happily welcome 2010, as 2009 was quite a challenging year. I'm not going to bore with all the 'challenging' details, but if I try to extract a positive or two from this past year, one thing I know for sure, it has made me a much stronger person.

Facing the challenges with learning about Camden and her extra chromosome, my Dad's disease, and the problems my brother was going through really made for an eventful year. But I am happy that the big guy upstairs felt confident that I could handle all of these challenges and more. He knew/knows that I needed to strengthen aspects of my life and he gave me opportunities to do so. And even though at points it felt like more than I could handle, He knew exactly how much strength and courage I have and made sure not to give me more than I could handle.

I do hope that 2010 is a little less hectic than 2009--not from the standpoint of not wanting/needing more challenges, but merely so that I can enjoy more time with my family. So here's to 2010, a year that will be filled with love, happiness and growth--in so many different ways.